1
Francis Bacon
(Philosopher, Statesman and Lord High Chancellor of England)
84
20
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: January 22, 1561
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: The Strand, London, England
Died: April 9
2
John Dowland
(Singer, Lutenist and Composer)
4
0
3
Nurhaci
(Jurchen chieftain who rose to prominence in the late 16th century in Manchuria)
1
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 14, 1559
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Fushun, China
Died: September 30
4
Willebrord Snell
(Astronomer & Mathematician)
15
3
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 13, 1580
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Leiden, Dutch Republic
Died: October 30
5
Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk
(English commander)
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 24, 1561
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: May 28
6
Juan de Oñate
(1st Spanish Governor of New Mexico)
0
0
7
Ernst von Mansfeld
(General)
2
0
8
Edmund Gunter
(Mathematician)
1
0
9
Malik Ambar
(The De facto Ruler of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate in the Deccan Region of India)
0
0
10
John Davies
(English poet and writing master)
1
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 16, 1569
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Died: December 8
11
Salomon de Brosse
(Architect)
1
0
12
Edward Alleyn
(Actor)
0
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 1, 1566
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: November 25
13
Samuel Argall
(Adventurer)
0
0
14
Samuel Purchas
(Author)
0
0
15
Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester
(Statesman)
0
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 19, 1563
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kent, England
Died: July 13
16
Paul Bril
(Painter)
0
0
17
Ouboutou Tegremante
(Former Kalinago chief on St Kitts when Thomas Warner arrived by 1623 to establish a colony)
0
0
18
Théophile de Viau
(Poet)
0
0
19
Christian the Younger of Brunswick
(Military commander)
0
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 20, 1599
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Groningen, Germany
Died: June 16
20
Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, count de Gondomar
(Spanish diplomat and ambassador)
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 1, 1567
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Astorga, Spain
Died: October 2
21
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 1, 1543
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur, France
Died: September 21
22
William Rowley
(Dramatist)
0
0
23
Nicholas Breton
(Poet)
0
0
24
Adriaen de Vries
(Sculptor)
0
0
25
William Cavendish, 1st earl of Devonshire
(Politician)
0
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 27, 1552
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: England
Died: March 3
26
Niall Garvach O'Donnell
(Chieftain)
0
0
27
Cyril Tourneur
(Soldier)
0
1
28
James Sempill
(Scottish Poet and Diplomat Known for His Satirical Poem 'A Picktooth for the Pope')
0
0
29
Lancelot Andrewes
(priest, translator, theologian, Bible translator)
0
1
